<s>
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XV	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
A	I-Protocol
New	I-Protocol
Empire	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
freemium	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Epic	O
Action	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
MZ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2016	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
its	O
characters	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
plays	O
as	O
a	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
city-building	B-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XV	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
A	I-Protocol
New	I-Protocol
Empire	I-Protocol
was	O
developed	O
by	O
MZ	O
through	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
company	O
called	O
Epic	O
Action	O
LLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
have	O
remarked	O
on	O
the	O
similarity	O
of	O
A	O
New	O
Empire	O
to	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fire	I-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
another	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
MZ	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
blatant	O
clone	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XV	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
A	I-Protocol
New	I-Protocol
Empire	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
elicited	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
responses	O
from	O
reviewers	O
that	O
critiqued	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
base-building	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
marketing	O
of	O
purchasable	O
add-ons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Whitwam	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
Police	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
pay	O
to	O
win	O
junk	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
generic	O
city	B-Application
builder	I-Application
with	O
on-the-rails	O
combat	O
dressed	O
up	O
like	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
title	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
media	O
outlets	O
viewed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
interpretation	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
universe	O
to	O
be	O
poor	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
MZ	O
better	O
reaching	O
its	O
intended	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edgar	O
Cervantes	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
Authority	O
offered	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
must	O
take	O
into	O
consideration	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
probably	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
expand	O
from	O
the	O
usual	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
"	O
casual	O
mobile	O
gamers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Polygon	O
's	O
Allegra	O
Frank	O
compared	O
the	O
differences	O
in	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
ratings	O
between	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
fans	O
and	O
Mobile	B-Application
Strike	I-Application
players	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
little	O
in	O
common	O
between	O
A	O
New	O
Empire	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
it	O
's	O
based	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
's	O
fine	O
,	O
in	O
theory	O
;	O
they	O
're	O
on	O
vastly	O
different	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
MZ	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
are	O
clear	O
about	O
A	O
New	O
Empire	O
difference	O
from	O
the	O
standard	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
more	O
than	O
20	O
million	O
downloads	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
14th	O
top-grossing	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
American	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
first	O
year	O
,	O
by	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
more	O
than	O
45	O
million	O
downloads	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
January	O
2018	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
month	O
's	O
ninth	O
highest-grossing	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
where	O
it	O
grossed	O
.	O
</s>
